Check high school courses. Will you meet college requirements?
Check announcements for college representatives visiting campus.
Get involved in activities; genuine involvement in one is better than token participation in several.
Obtain a Social Security number (you'll need it for college applications and testing registration).
OCTOBER
Read PSAT/ NMSQT Student Bulletin. Take the practice test and score it.
Develop lists of your interests.
Obtain dates and places of local college fairs. FUHSD College Faire - TBA - De Anza College
Check out Foreign Language SAT II tests in the Career Center.
NOVEMBER
Begin to involve your parents in the college choice process.
Put forth your best academic efforts in these last two years.
DECEMBER
Read Taking the SAT I.
Talk with graduates who are home from college.
JANUARY
Prepare for semester exams; college look at your junior grades.
Plan SAT I/SAT II testing schedule. Register for March/April SAT I.
FEBRUARY
Plan senior year courses; do they meet college requirements?
Begin the college search. Refer to "Choosing a College" section in this handbook.
Ask about summer enrichment programs or activities.
MARCH
Register for ACT for April and June.
Consider SAT II Tests in courses you are taking this year.
Complete your senior schedule.
Work hard in your present courses.
APRIL
Listen to college presentations.
Plan visits to colleges that interest you.
File service academy & ROTC scholarship applications if interested in them.
WACAC College Fair for Juniors - TBA
MAY
Identify teachers whom you can ask for recommendations.
Take SAT I or SAT II Tests.
Make a profile of colleges that interest you; use computer programs, the internet, college catalogs and college guides.
JUNE
Take SAT I or SAT II: Subject Tests
Continue the college search.
Plan summer visits to colleges.
If you don't have a job, try volunteering in your career area.
Organize your personal, academic, and extra-curricular information for requesting recommendations and to develop your personal essays (see Letter of Recommendation Request Procedures.)
June - SAT I and SAT II
June - ACT
